Boo! are a
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
n band. They describe their music as "Monki Punk". Originally Boo! consisted of three members; the cross-dressing "Miss"
Chris Chameleon
Chris Chameleon (born 28 July 1971) is a South African musician. He is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!, and a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, pe ...
on bass guitar and lead vocals,
Leon Retief on drums and
Ampie Omo, filled in the rest of the sounds on trumpet, trombone, keyboard and percussion instruments.
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The band disbanded in 2004, but reformed in February 2010.
History
Boo! entered the South African music scene in October 1997, but grew especially famous in Europe. They acquired a worldwide following by performing 800 concerts in 17 countries, including 14 states in the United States. Boo! performed at many music festivals, appearing on the same stage as the White Stripes, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Franz Ferdinand, Cypress Hill, Coldplay and many more. In 2002, the band received a South African Music Award (SAMA) for 'Best Pop Album.'[: Chris Chameleon :. Nice music you're makin' baby - Biography chris chemeleon, music, booking,south africa, boo!, bookings, chris chameleon, rhythm, excelsior, afrikaans, cam...]
After Boo! disbanded, Chris Chameleon
Chris Chameleon (born 28 July 1971) is a South African musician. He is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!, and a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, pe ...
went on to become a very prominent and platinum-selling solo artist,
Discography
* Banana Flava (live) (cassette) 998
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Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Otto III retakes Rome and restores power in the papal city. Crescenti ...
* Pineapple Flava (aka Monki Punk or Pynaple) ebruary 1999* The 3 Boo!dists ecember 1999* Seventies, Eighties, Nineties, Naughties ctober 2000* Shooting Star (live) ebruary 2002* TNTLC (August 2003)
* Boo! (compilation) (December 2003) free with Stage Magazine No. 24
* The Three of Us (2010)
Gallery
File:Chris Chameleon onstage.jpg, Chris Chameleon
File:Ampie Omo onstage.jpg, Ampie Omo
Notes and references
External links
www.monkipunk.com
www.booband.com
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South African punk rock groups
1997 establishments in South Africa
Musical groups established in 1997